GROOVES

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Highlights

Pop 

eX-Girl, Fuck, Earlimart at the Troubadour 3/10. Japan’s hottest "Space Punk" grrl-group eX-Girl sports a classic 3-piece rock ‘n roll suite of bass, guitar, and drums, and claims origins from the planet Kero (think Hello Kitty’s friend Keropi) and Spinal Tap as their fave band. Must see!
The Varukers at the Troubadour 3/10. Punk Rock changed everything, and gained nothing really, compared to the millions of dollars MTV, the major labels, and "alt" culture corporations have made since the commodification of alternative music. So why shouldn’t old-school DIY Brit hard-core punkers like The Varukers travel the Atlantic?
Los Super Seven at the House of Blues 3/14. Problem is, with super-groups coming up with a band name rather than just stringing together the musicians' names, if ya don’t know who they are, you might miss it. So in the spirit of better promotion, I’ll clue you in: Tex-Mex legends Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas from Los Lobos, Texan rockabilly rocker Joe Ely, Tejano vet Ruben Ramos, and country star Rick Treviño. Now you know. 
Fishbone at the Key Club 3/15. Proto ska bands like No Doubt owe a great deal to Fishbone, who, back in the day were ripping up the ska stage like nobodies business - even without a hot n’ sassy blond bombshell at the helm

Jazz, Classical

Mose Allison at The Jazz Bakery 3/8

Readings, Performances

Michael Moore at the Director’s Guild 3/7
The Five Penny Poets at Beyond Baroque, 3/10 7:30pm.
The Selfish Giant a turn of the century ballet based on Oscar Wilde's story at Le Conte Middle School (213) 483-1600, 3/9 and 3/10 at 8:30 p.m.

Upcoming

Little Milton at BB Kings 3/17

Clubs

14 Below – 1348 14th St., Santa Monica 310.451.5040
Harvelle's Blues Club – Downhome westside spot since 1931. Tuesdays: Bad Boy Jones. 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica 310.395.1676 
Liquid Lounge - Gotham Hall presents. (800) 384-8865 ext. 0 or go to www.gothamhall.com or www.salsasundays.com
Lush - 2020 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. 310.829.1933
McCabes – (see above). Sunday of every month at 7pm: Free Talent Night. 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 310 828.4403 www.mccabes.com.
Rusty’s Surf Ranch - Every other Thursday: Women Who Cook. 256 Santa Monica Pier 310.393.PIER
Scruffy O’Shea’s – 822 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey 310.821.2653
St. Mark's - Live Reggae every Wednesday. 23 Windward Ave., Venice Beach. 310.289.3256 . www.fiendish.org or call 323.660.6663.
Temple Bar –1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica 310.393.6611. email whatbands@aol.com. 
The Friendship - 112 W. Channel, Santa Monica.
The Gig W.L.A. - 11637 Pico Blvd. 310.444.9870
The Joint – 8771 W. Pico Blvd. 310.275.2619
The West End - 5th & Arizona in Santa Monica. 310.313.3292 www.westendclubs.com

Coffeehouses and Other Spaces

Anastasia's Asylum – Live music nightly, no cover. 1028 Wilshire, Santa Monica. 310.394.7113
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center - Critically acclaimed events, and weekly reading groups. Events this week: Fri 3/9, 7:30pm: THE JEFFREY McDANIEL RETROSPECTIVE. Sat 3/10, 7:30pm: The Five Penny Poets: VICTOR INFANTE, MIFANWY KAISER, MINDY NETTIFEE, MICHAEL PAUL, and PAUL SUNTUP Sun 3/11, 4pm: The Writer Unleashed: HAL ACKERMAN, RICHARD CAMPBELL, CONLEY DAY, TRACY DEBRINCAT, BARRY HERZOG, KEVIN LAFFEY, JANE LANGLEY, NILES RITER, and ED SOLOMON. Returning to Beyond Baroque are members of prize-winning poet CATHY COLMAN’s Unleash the Writer Within Workshop, featuring HAL ACKERMAN, RICHARD CAMPBELL, CONLEY DAY, TRACY DEBRINCAT, BARRY HERZOG, KEVIN LAFFEY, JANE LANGLEY, NILES RITER, and ED SOLOMON. Thursdays, 8pm: Beat Writing Class with with Venice West poets Philomene Long & John Thomas. "Beat writing," says Philomene, "is a distinctly American literary form inspired by the rhythms of jazz and the controlled accident of Zen. I will start you off in this process. I will not promise I can stop it." For info/registration, call (310) 822-3006. Saturdays, 10-1pm and Sundays at 11am: "Life Stories" with Terrie Silverman. Mondays, 8pm: Trinie Dalton’s Fiction Workshop, focusing on short stories, stories, and novels. Tuesdays, 8pm: Venice: Cindy Bailey, Creative Non-Fiction Workshop. FREE. Mondays: Monday Reading Circles, hosted by Will Slattery & Betzi Richardson. 310.822.3006. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice.
Duttons Books Brentwood – Critically acclaimed readings and events. for schedule: 310.476.6263 or go to http://www.duttonsbrentwood.com. 11975 San Vicente Blvd.
Legal Grind – Award winning coffee house offers legal help with your coffee. www.legalgrind.com, or call 310.452.3160. 7640 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, 90405. 
Metro Rags & Java – Tuesdays: Philosopher’s Café. 1630 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, 90405. 310.396.8356
Midnight Special Bookstore - Open and featured readings, political discussions & groups, renowned authors and reading circles, computer and technology groups, science fiction book club and much more. Events Calender: Thu 3/8, 7:30pm: Internet and Web Development. Fri 3/9, 6pm: John Nichols’ RICH MEDIA: POOR DEMOCRACY: Communication Politics in Dubious Times will read & discuss IT'S THE MEDIA STUPID. Sat 3/10, 12noon: POETRY WORKSHOP (bring 5 copies of your poem) hosted by Elizabeth Pavone. Sat 7pm: UCI's Creative Writing Program. Robin Page, Teddy Macker. Sun 3/11, 2pm: Paul Lussier’s LAST REFUGE OF SCOUNDRELS. Su 3/11, 5pm: Sandra Benitez’s THE WEIGHT OF ALL THINGS (in El Salvador) Mon 3/12, 7:30pm: Pulitzer prize winning poet William Meredith and poet Richard Harteis. Tue 3/13, 7:30pm: SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. Mailing list: Send a blank e-mail to internet@lists.MSBooks.com with SUBSCRIBE as the subject. 1318 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, or go to www.msbooks.com.